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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-10-01
ONLY ONE MEAL A DAY.


The Queer Life Led by Nuns in Con-
vsnt-Evsntless Beyond Description.
According to the code of Abelard the
convent was divided into six functions,
all alike subject to the direction of the
abbess. The sacristan was responsible
for the convent treasury; she kept the
keys, and had the caro- of the church
plate and sacred vessels; and it was her
duty 10 set the virgin sisters to prepare
the waters for the host, which must not
be made by widows. The chantress
taught singing and reading, had care of
the choir and Of the library, to which
she was expected to add by copying and
illuminating manuscripts. The head of
the infrmary had charge of the sick.
Another sister was mistress of the
wardrobe and responsible not only for all
the spinning, weaving and sewing neces-
sary for the event, but also for the tan
ming and cobhling. The cellarer had in
her charge the wines for the altar and the
sick, the provisions of the table and the
management Of whatever the convent
possessed sin orchards and garden land,
fiocks and herds and hives, trout streams
and mills. Lastly, the doorkeeper, who
was especially chosen for courteous man.
ners, Judgment and trustworthiness, was
responsible for the keeping of the gate,
the entertainment Of guests and the dis
tribution of hospitality.
Life in the convent was not hard, but
monotonous, eventless beyond description
"a perpetual alienation of broken sleep,
repeated tasks and prayer. In the middle
Of the night the sisters rose for mathis
and. the Office over, trooped back through
the darkness to the dormitory. There
they slept till lauds, which were sung at
the break Of day. In summer, when
iauds were early, the sisters slept again
till prime. At prime they left the dorlni-
tory, having FIRST washed their hands,
and taking their books, repaired to the
cloister TO read and sing until the Office
should begin.
Service over, they all assembled in the
chapter house, where lesson out of the
Martyrology was read to them and ex.
pounded. On leaving the chapter each
nun was sent 10 fulfill her allotted task
singing or sewing, nursing or baking
until the hour OF tierce, when mass was
said. They then resumed their work till
noon, the sixth hour, which was the con-
vent dinner time, except on fast days,
when 1t was postponed till nones, or in
Lent, when nothing was eaten till after
vespers at 4.
The convent fare was simple and spare,
save for the sick, No wine, stale bread
Of coavse -four, roots and greens and, at
discretion Of the abbess, portion of UNI
favored meat ON Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Sundays. From the autumn equinox
till Easter, on account of the shortness of
the days, this one meal was considered
sufficient for all save the infirm.
nightly Review.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-10-01
A WEST VIRGINIA DEMOCRATIC
OFFICE-H0LDER BECOMES c0NSCI-
ENCE STRICKEN.

PARKERsBURG, w. Va, Septem-
Der pa prominent office-holder
arrived in this city yesterday from
Washington upon a rare mission.
His name is with held purposely.
Some years ago he held prominent
position as collector and bookkeeper
for a large mercantile firm here.
The confidence of his employees was
almost absolute in him, and his ac-
counts we're ra.ely inspected, and
then only in cursory manner.
Every year this young man collect
ed tens of thousands of dellars. AZ.
ter four years. service he suddenly
announced his Intention OF leaving,
and efforts to dissuade him were
futile. Soon after he had gone the
books were put in other hands, and
an inspection showed that false
entries had been made for number
of years, and that the firm had been
swindled out of large amount.
The whereabouts of the young man
not being known, and his fathers
family connection prevented any
efforts being made to arrest him,
and the money was counted as lost
Imagine the surprise when yester'
day this young man stepped into the
counting-room Of the firm, acknOwl.
edged his guilt, and repaid with
interest every cent he had taken.
He stated that his conscience pre-
vented work by day or sleep by
night, and he could stand it no long
er. Having paid some other little
debts which his hurried departure
left uncanceled, he quietly returned
to Washington city, where he is
comfortably cared for at the nation Is
expense,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-10-01

John Hardcastie, q farmer OF
Mountain View, No., was murdered
by Bald Knobbers.
A quarrel about a land claim re.
suited in Newton Azbell going 70 the
cabin of John MrArdle and j. G.
Reardon, in Indian valley, Caiifor-
mia. and shooting them dead in their
bed.
The French are greatly excited
over the shooting Of On officer and
one OF bis attendants while ont hunt.
ing near the German border, by d
German guard, and serious eonse-
qnences may ensue.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-10-01

Are those whom confirmed tendency to bill
iousness. subject to the various and change
fuI symptoms indicative oliver complaint.
Nausea. sick headache. constipation. iurred
tongue, an unpleasant breath, a dull and sharp
pain In the neighborhood OF the affected or
gan, impurity of the blood and loss ofappetite.
signallze it as one of the most distressing as IL
is one of the most common. OF maladies.
There is, however, q benign specific for the
disease and all its unpleasant manifestations.
1t Is the concurrent testimony OF the public
and the medical profession, that Hostetter's
results speedily felt. thorough and benign.
Besides rectifying liver disorder, it invigorates
the feeble, conquers kidney and bladder COM
recovering from embedding diseases. More
over it is the grand specific for fever and ague.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-10-01
HAaERsTowN. September

HAGERsTowN, September 22.--
Early this morning Mr.. Jacob @.
Brawrigart, the car inspector Of the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad, met
with a very serious accident in the
freight yards of the Cumberland
Valley Railroad at this place, which
may terminate fatally. While re-
pairing one OF the freight cars
the draft Of a shifting ear struck the
one be was at work on aud threw
him on a neighboring track. The
car passed over him, cutting his arm
off between the elbow and shoulder.
He had presence of mind to draw
his head back, Or it, too, would have
been crushed.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-10-01

is big word in store keeping, to keep
everything men, women and children
wear Except ladies' hats) of the finer,
medium and common grades, means
something big. If the readers will walk
down one aisle and up the other in the
Updegraff stores, a distance of four hun
dred and forty feet, looking at the piles
of goods on each side, and read the black
boards, telling what they are and the
prices at which they are sold, they will
naturally conclude that here is the place
to find everything and anything that
people wear at the lowest prices, and
that the advice given don't you buy
until you examine them is worthy of
their time and attention.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-10-01
M.mornbls cn.s of "suttee."


Leaving Lahore day before yesterday
afternoon, q ride Of thirty-two miles
brought US to this place, Amritsar,
which name Is combination Of Sanskrit
words, meaning fountain of immortal
tty." About halfway from Lahore wo
passed through the small town Of Atari,
the scene Of ono Of the most memorable
cases Of "suttee' In the history of India.
It's gray headed Sikh chief, Sham Singh,
while proceeding against some Moham-
medan enemies Of his faith, was sur
rounded by overpowering numbers, with
no opportunity for escape or prospect Of
assistance. Rather than submit, he
clothed himself in pure white, to denote
. devotion TO his religion unto death, and
placing himself at the head Of his follow
ers, charged the enemy with great brav-
cry, and was killed after performing
many feats Of personal gallantry. When
the news was brought to his one and only
wife, abe hurriedly had her funeral pyre
prepared, and, La the presence Of the en-
tire Sikh community. mounted it com
pcsedly and deliberately committed
ssuttee'-ailowed herself to burn to
death.
Although suffice was frequently re-
sorted to by the Hindoos, yet voluntary
examples Of 1t were exceedingly rare.
That thorough and beautiful love which
would make q woman give up her
earthly life for the possibility Of an inn
mediate reunion with her husband does
not seem to have been very common in
India, for, as far as can learn, but very
few Of the recorded cases Of "suttee"
were voluntary ones. The case men,
toned above Is well authenticated one,
though; and the loving wife passed out
OF this world believing that her act would
sntitle her TO the Hindoo promise Of an
immediate reunion in heaven with her
husband, TO last as many thousands of
years rs he had hairs on his body.--India
Cor. Baltimore Sun.
Aneng the Fashionables.
Mr.. Swell (who hasrented a fashionable
apartment house)-We neend't be
ashamed Of this, my dear.
Mrs. Sweil-No, indeed; it is perfectly
lovely, and such fashionable localityi
Mr.. SweIl-That's the beauty Of it.
And now, my dear, IL you viii send
Perkins out for a loaf of bread and half
pound Of butter we viii have something
10 eat.-Eew York Sun.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-10-01

John Woods, a Saginaw City bar
bar, with eight others Of his family,
was sold as a slave thirty.six yearr
ago in Virginia. Each was bought
by separate person, and they were
taken to bondage in different direc.
tons. Since that time John has
heard nothing of his mother until re-
Gently, when he learned in an indi-
rect manner that she was still living
at Hinton this state. He intends
coming this way to hunt the old lady
nm.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-10-01
Swell Young men. belonging to h

Swell young men, belonging to the
first families Of st. Lsuis, may be
seen on the street every evening
wheeling their lady friends in wheel.
barrows. 1t is the latest society
craze in TINT eccentric city. 1t is
safe to assert that these young
gentlemen would consider it dis.
graceful to earn their living with
wheelbarrows, though the manual
labor required might not be Is great
as that they perform in pursuance of
this new freak Of fashion.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-10-01
t" Don't YaOag DO H.n

No matter if the Undegraffs store is
out of the way. No matter if it costs
you days travel and some expense to
reach it. we predict that the information
gained in thoroughly examining the
goods and prices in this store will amply
repay your expenses and time, to say
nothing of the money saved in making
your purchases. We repeat, when you
are ready to buy anything or everything
people wear, fine, medium or common
quality, don't you do it until you have
carefully examined the goods and prices
in the Updegraff stores at Hagerstown,
Md.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-10-01
A GREAT DISCOVERY!
HOLDsTEIN'S AROMANNAi

The only sure cure for Dyspepsia, and
all kidney, LiUer, Blood, and Skin Dis.
eases. Is warranted not only to relieve
but to cure the worst cases Of Dyspepsia,
and is panacea for all diseases arising
from disordered condition Of the Liver
or Stomach, such as Indigestion. Bilious
ness. Sick Headache, Distress after eat
ing, weakness Of Kidney or Bladders,
call at A. M. GILBERTS
Drug store and get bottle. Price rs
and 70. Also, all kinds of Drugs, Pat
emit Medicines, and Toilet and Fancy ar
ticles, and everything kept in q first
class drug store. jan8S
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-10-01
POETRY.
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OCTOBER.

October is the month that seems
All woven with midsummer dreams;
She brings for us the golden days
That fill the air with smoky haze.
She brings for us the lisping breeze
And wakes the gossips in the trees,
Who whisper near the vacant nest
Forsaken by its feathered guest.
Now half the birds forget to sing,
And half Of them have taken wing,
Before their pathway shall be lost
Beneath the gossamer of frost;
Now one by one the gay leaves fly
Zigzag across the yellow sky;
They rustic here. and rustic there,
Until the bough hangs chill and bare.
What joy for us,-what happiness
Shall cheer the day, the night shall bless
II is Hollow-e' en, the very last
Shall keep for us remembrance fast,
When every child shall duck the head
To find the precious pippin rcd
--Frank Dempser Sherman, in st. Nicholas
for October.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-10-01
A Philadelphian charged wi

A Philadelphian charged with in
cendiarism jumped his bail about
twelve years ago and went west,
Uuder an assumed name he began
life anew, and helped to establish a
town. He was getting along finely,
when an alleged friend disclosed his
Whereabouts to the authorities, and
now he is prison.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-10-01
.YOaseN SlyUetJ is Honey Earn
QH.

Speaking of clothing and materials to
make them, for men, women and child
rem, we assert that the immense stores OF
the Messrs. Updegraffs, at Hagerstown,
are not surpassed by any stores in the
State for quantity, variety, latest styles
and low prices, and when you have
money to spend for articles Of wear,
don't let it slip through your hands until
you have visited this store and carefully
noted the quality, styles and prices. A
dollar saved is dollar made, and the
easiest way in this world to make dol
lar is to save it. Some people act other
wise, but if you value money "dont
you do it."
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-10-01

The Virginia authorities in 1878
created the county of Illinois In
that state, which embraced the terri.
tory now forming the states Of Ohio,
Indiana, Michigan aud Wisconsin,
making the largest county ever or,
ganized. Patrick Henry was at
that time governor Of Virginia, and
the act made him also first governor
of Illinois.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-10-01

/ At Wheeling the president was
used as a red rag. The Grand
Army does not respect red rags. At
Philadelphia the President was pre-
sent and bore himself as President
should. The Grand Army respects
Presidents. Do you see the differ
ence?
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-10-01

Samuel Adams Turner is living in
South Scituate, Mass, at the age of
ninty.six. He remembers Ebenezer
Webb, who died in the first year of
this century, and who had talked
with the children of those who came
over in the Mayflower.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-10-01

In a wreck on the Gulf division of
the Southern Kansas Railroad, at
Guthrie, I. T., two locomotives and
twelve cars were piled into heap.
Engineer Charles Pearson was fatal
ly crushed, and several workmen
killed.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-10-01

The mother of W. G. Quantrell,
tho noted guerilla, is living at Canal
Dover, Ohio, and firmly believes
that her son is still alive and will
one day return to her.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-10-01
BuckIen,s Arnica salve.

The best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chiiblains,
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and posi-
lively cures Piles, or no pay required.
1t is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac-
ton, or money refunded. Price csc. per
box. For sale by z. G. Williams 4 Bro
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-10-01
NO1s't H@e DO III.

Very few people can afford to part
with their money for anything less than
its full value. Until you have thorough
ly investigated the sources of supply and
know where to get the most for your
money, it is not wise to let it slip out Of
your pockets into other peoples pockets.
Many people part with their money with
out proper care or thought, but " don't
you do it."
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-10-01
Custom anal Lac

Compels people to wear clothing and it
takes money to get clothing. With the
present low prices for farm products and
labor, it is just as much ones duty to
buy where they can get tho most and
best for their money, as it is to labor or
till the soil, in order to get money with
which to supply their wants. Some
people are foolish enough to think and
act otherwise, but " don't you do it,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-10-01

N n m can live at home, and make more
WIN money at work for us. than at any.
Hill thing else in this world. Capital not
BVU needed; you are started free. Both
sexes; all ages. Any one can do the work
Large earnings sure from first start. Costly
outfit and terms free, Better not delay. Costs
YOU nothing to send US your address and md
out: If you are wise you will do so at once
II, HALLETT & Co., Portland, Maine.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-10-01

Texas will never be fully civilized
until a warrant can be served with.
ont the murder of two or three dep
uty sheriffs aud constables.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-10-01

FRS All Fits stopped free by DIR. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. No Fits after first
days use. Marvellous cures. Treatise
and $500 trial bottle free to Fit cases.
Send to DIR. Kline, 931 Arch st. Phila. Pa.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-10-01

With one hundred divorce cases in
a single day, as was the record on
Saturday, Chicago remains the chief
city of disunion in this Union.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-10-01
DR.. ELMAR c. FAHRNEY,

SPECIALIST IN CHRONIC DISEASES.
All correspondence strictly confidential
and attended 10 promptly. Address -
1914 West Washington Street,
HAGERSTOWN, MD.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-10-01

expense.
Daily Republican., 1887-08-10
Anaoka ON GditQra.

Mr.. Patrick Fshsy "iound the editor"
when he stepped into tho Sunday Star
ofiice yesterday, but he found him In
such . manner that he should learn .
wholesome lesson by II. he, and all
like him, mus. be taught to understand
that editors have rights which even
self constituted bullies are bound to re-
speck There 10 always right and
wrong way OF Obtaining redress from .
newspaper, for either fAucied or real
grievances. Tho wrong way 10 to
sneakingly strike down the editor with
o chair or some other bludgecn tha,
may BE- within reach, the plan that
FAhey put into operation yesterday In
his attack on Mr.. Bell. Sometimes
persons who use this method do not get
their deserts, but In this instance retri.
button was swift end sure, no matter
about further results. The right way
10 obtaln . redress Of grievances Ii to
20 in . gentlemAnly manner to the
editor and state them. As . general
, rule editors sre always glad to make
any necessary explanation, or II needs
be An apology. II they have severely
reflected upon anybody without suffi
oient cause or provocation 1t affords
them the greatest pleasure to set every
thing straight. II oil these fall, ther
the law is open, and only persons wht
have no regard for law would puIsu'
any other course. Nj. Bsll made ever!
reasonable offer to FAhey YESTERDAY. H.
did not disclose the name OF the write
OF the Questionable paragraph to whicl
Fahey took exceptions, for which b
deserves credit. To have given th
name OF the author would have berl
m exhibition Of moral cowardice. HI
chose to bear the brunt alone, and 70
doing 90 he deserves, aud will receive
the aoti~e sympathy Of wsll-thinkin
and orderly public.
Daily Republican., 1887-08-10

Black Dress Silks. Europe
says they are to be higher.
Europe has id that before,
and the echo of it has gone
from us to you. Maybe true,
maybe not, this time. Don't
care which. The why and
the wherefore may 60 to the
winds. But the Silks are
here; honest, cheap
A clean Gros-grain, cache.
mire finish, at s. cents,
ought to be 81. "Westmin-
ster" on end of piece. That's
"a cable code word. Lyons
goods with London title.
@. J. Bonnet & Co., Lyons.
You know Bonnet. Ameri-
can women for generations
have known the nom Qe ayut
as applied to Silks. Bonne,
was a silk-name of note be,
fore the French Revolution
Daily Republican., 1887-08-10
Make YourseIf Agreeable.

Very rarely, if ever, young persons
acquire the ability to converse with
ease and fluency.
This implies, first of all, good ideas,
clearly and sensibly expressed. -.
An empty mind never made good
talker; remember, you cannot draw
water out of an empty we'll"
Next in importance is self possession.
"Self-possession is nine points in the
law" of good breeding.
A good voice is as essntial to self
possession as good ideas are essential
10 fluent language.
The voice, from infancy, should be
carefully trained and developed; a full /,
clear, flexible voice is one of the surest
indications OF good breeding; it falls
| like music on the ear, and while il
pleases the listener; it adds to the con-
fiderce of its possessor, be he ever so
timid.
One may be witty without being
popular; volpble without being agree.
able; a great talker and yet grea,
, bore.
1t is wise, then, to note care fully
the following suggestions:
Be sincere; he who habitually sneers
at everything, will not only render
himself dsagreeable to others, but will
soon cease To find pleasure in lite.
Be frank; frank, open countenance
and a clear, CHEEKY laugh, are worth
far more, even socially, than "pedan-
! try in the stiff cravat."
Be amiable; you may hide vindic
tive nature under a polite exterior for
time, as a cat masks its sharp claw!
in velvet fur, but the least provocation
brings out one as quickly as the other
ill-natured persons ale always dis
liked.
Be sensible; society never lacks 70
fools. If you want elbow-room, ''g
up higher"
Be cheerful; if you have no grea
trouble on your mind, you have n
right to render other people miserabl
by your long face and dolcrous tones
If you do, you will be general.
avoided.
! But above all, be cordial; true cor
diality unites all the qualities we hay
enumerated.
Daily Republican., 1887-08-10
How 1t 10 Done In baltimore.

Since the miserable primary Dsmo-
cratic election farce In Baltimore some
three weeks ago, when Higgins and his
crowd ran the machine, the record OF
Baltimore elections has been searched
and 1t has been found how GormAn is
enabled to bring out administration
victories such o. delight the great re-
former, Grover Cleveland. 1t has been
found that Of the officers holding an
election which resulted In . great Dem
ocratic victory, twenty three Of them
had been presented and indicted for
crime. More than two hundred oil
them were registered under names dit
ferent from those which were assigned
to them in the directory or advertised
by the supervisors. Twenty mine
oAics.holders, or public employees, dis
qualified ~ such by law, had been ap
pointed judges Of elections and most o.
them had served Fifteen OF these
judges hAd previously been dismissed
for bad conduct from the police force,
the tax department, the dre depart.
ment, and the sheriff's ofi,s. Ssven-
teen Of those appointed were not regis
tered voters In the precincts for which
they were appointed, and fourteen oI
them served. ThirSy-three of them
who were appointed rs Rspu blicAns
under the requirements OF the law, and
who served as suoh, were notorious
Democrats OF bad repute. o., the Re
publican judges themselves, twenty hv'
were physically or mentally disquAli
fed. These facts were we'll established
by both documentary and verbal evi
dence.
Daily Republican., 1887-08-10
WANAm AN ELS'o
raILADHLPrIA. weinssiay, August 10,

PHILADELPHIA. weinssiay, August 10, 1887.
"Civiiized men cannot
live without eooks;;' no more
can civilized women with
without dressmakers. A
man may be his own cook,
a woman her own Dress
maker. Whatever the means,
the results must be had.
Aug ust is not very newsy
for dress-talk. But we catch
day an item or two that
may properly find a place in
the porch-talk of the hour,
and perhaps a translation
into the counter.talk of the
Store.